The feast of the Immaculate Conception is on December 9th this year. The bishop is dispensing us from the obligation to attend Mass this time. But our parish has several opportunities to honor our Immaculate Mother on Monday December 9, 2024: 8:00am—Morning Prayer; 12:15pm— Mass; 5:00pm — Rosary; 5:30pm— Evening Prayer.

Our 2025 Christmas ornament features the image of Jesus and His Disciples from one of the stained glass windows in our historic church. Available for pre-sale at $25.00 each. Orders are due by December 1 and will be distributed after the weekend Masses of December 7 & 8. Please call 717-637-2721 to place your order.

This year for Vocation Awareness Week, we want to highlight a special Dominican Sister who grew up in our parish Sacred Heart Basilica-- Sister Marie Isaac Staub, OP.

Fr. Schlaline was asked to comment about Pope Francis' recent encyclical Dilexit Nos about the Sacred Heart of Jesus. See the article.

Take the DMI survey today. https://portal.catholicleaders.org/dmi/survey/b7b195

The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference Institute for Public Policy brings together experts on Catholic issues to comment, reflect and shed the light of Catholic social teaching into the public debate about current affairs. The Institute’s repository of articles, statements and resources is available on-line. Log on and explore at www.pacatholic.org. The PCC has a voters’ guide for the upcoming election based on Catholic social teaching. Check it out!

The Catholic bishops of the United States are pleased to offer once again to the Catholic faithful Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship (en Español), our teaching document on the political responsibility of Catholics. This statement represents our guidance for Catholics in the exercise of their rights and duties as participants in our democracy. We urge our pastors, lay and religious faithful, and all people of good will to use this statement to help form their consciences; to teach those entrusted to their care; to contribute to civil and respectful public dialogue; and to shape political choices in the coming election in light of Catholic teaching. The statement lifts up our dual heritage as both faithful Catholics and American citizens with rights and duties as participants in the civil order.

Starting September, the regular Daily Mass schedule will change. Public Daily Masses will be offered Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays. Most Tuesdays and Thursdays during the school year, there will not be public daily Mass. As the new chaplain at Delone Catholic High School, Father Schlaline will be celebrating Mass at Delone most Thursdays. Tuesdays are a day off in which he celebrates Mass privately. As always, check the bulletin regularly for special Masses and other changes to the schedule- such as feast days, funerals, etc.

This fall, we will be replacing the purple "We Celebrate" Hymnal with a new, permanent "The Parish Hymnal." If you would like to sponsor a new hymnal with a bookplate “In Honor of” or “In Memory of” your loved ones, the cost of a hymnal is $25. Order forms, as well as a sample of the new Parish Hymnal, are available in the vestibule. You may return your order form in the collection basket or drop it off at the Parish Office. Orders are due no later than October 20, 2024.

Religious Freedom Week to be Observed June 22-29, 2024 It begins with the feast day of Ss. Thomas More and John Fisher, includes the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, and ends with the feast of Ss. Peter and Paul. The theme this year is “Called to the Fullness of Dignity.” The attached document is a letter from Bishop Senior marking this important week.

Saint Michael’s Guard is a diocesean-wide brotherhood of men serving at the altar of the Lord during Mass and other liturgies. We have a local contingent of Saint Michael’s Guard here at Sacred Heart Basilica, assisting with events such as Sunday Masses

This year's Christmas Ornament is "The Nativity" it is based on the painting by Franz Stecher.

Sacred Heart has taken a one year subscription to FORMED. FORMED is an educational website that can be compared to Netflix for Catholics…

“Flight Into Egypt” Only chance to purchase the 2017 Flight Into Egypt Window Ornament! Pre-Sale Only Orders due November 20th

Rosaries are available for sale in the Parish Office. There is no deadline to order, we will have them as long as there is an interest in purchasing them.